recreation; diversion; relaxation
without omission; in full
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
two times; twice; two degrees
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
affectation; showiness; pretence
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
very loose; slowly; leisurely
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
unexpected meeting; coincidence
godsend; gift from providence
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel